I guess ill just have to deal with it that your not perfect But that's what
makes me love you

nicole

-0-

There is this part of me, perhaps the little girl still seeking for that
papa, that lover that could easily be mother but definitely not brother

The one to carry her up that steep hill so she doesnít have to

The one to kiss her in all the broken places

To show her how she is reflected in the prism of this world

To whisper in her ear that she is worth so much more than that cracker jack
ring

To give her what she needs like those times when you need a #2 pencil

Jessica Chavarro

-0-

Daddy's Girl

Ashley

Ever since I was born

I was daddy's little girl,

With my big blue eyes

I would see the world,

As the years went by

You could really see,

That time does fly

I've grown up too quickly,

I wish I could go back

To be a little kid,

I want to remember

Like I once did,

Here I am now

I still haven't seen the world,

That doesn't matter

I'm still daddy's little girl

-0-

Love at first sight

dan force

Love at first sight was a myth proven true

The night I met you, your eyes

So deep & blue

Mysterious in every way filled with

Love & fun & an unfound craziness,

Your eyes locked in tight to mine

As we slowly made it through one dance

Thatís forever unforgotten because thatís the night

I fell for

You!

-0-

"Significant Selfish Other"

By Sam Lynch

Sitting here all lonely

All dressed up if only

You called for me to come

Your time i only want some

In my life your the light

But you've been so far out of sight

I need you soo bad

Life's made me so sad

What's worse is you don't care

How much more should i bare

This isn't fair

When i was needed i was there

-0-

SELFISH?

Jamie Lee

So you can see the things that I do

I try to love you unconditionally

Maybe I just want to witness to you

I think that is selfish of me.

To want you to choose what I have

Though you have that choice everyday

I don't understand

How you can turn away.

Am I truly caring?

To want you to see?

Or is that just conceit

The self-righteousness of me.

-0-

"For Michael"

By: Mia Moll

I wanted to write you - this beautiful thing- to make people think- to get
heads to ring- and now here I sit-don't know where to begin-how can I tell
you-how much pain I'm in-I miss you so much-words can't express-the anger I
feel-at your violent death-I want you home-all safe and sound-just you and
me-no one else around-I hope you can forgive me-for holding on so tight-for
not wanting to leave you-alone overnight-but the time has come-to tell you
goodbye-I'll try not to scream-I'll try not to cry-but I'll leave you with
this-my beautiful brother-you were one in a million-you were like no other-I'd
give it all up-just to tell you again-how much I love you-and how much you
meant.......

-0-

Their once was a bird who could not moc=ve his wing,

Robins and raven would joyfully sing.

In happiness they would taunt and chant,

Shelly robin can whistle and little birdy cant.

Hehe ha-ha you are worth a cent

his wing may be bent, his beak may be broken but he has love and that's the
ultimate token.

Lisa Matheson

-0-

THE DOOR TO LOVE

MELODY A. CEA

This door may be shut,

But it will never be closed,

To all who share,

The love that it withholds,

You may open this door,

If you truly believe,

In true love and what it means,

Between the two of thee,

True love lives behind this door,

No hate shall creep within,

It has no place here,

So do not bring it in,

To come inside simply turn the knob,

But remember to look inside,

And deep within your heart,

To make sure you truly love,

And that your not just playing a part,

So if your heart and love is true,

Then turn the knob,

To see what this room beholds for you!

-0-

As I Listen To The Wind

jvb

I can hear the wind softly blowing against my face

I can see my love standing there waiting for me

All I can hear around me is the soft gentle sound of the wind

His strong sensual voice whispering in my ear

I come to take you away my love

To be with me forever

I come to take you to a place where no one can disturb our love

Let me make love to you my darling I want to hold you close to my heart

To feel the warmth of your skin against mine

As I listen to the wind I can hear him calling for me

-0-

Liars

Cheaters

They're all around us

Never did I think someone could be like that

I guess I was wrong

Growing up people people change

Some get better

Others don't

I've seen it with my own eyes

Backstabbing and people spreading rumors

Why can't people just get along

The chances of that are highly slim

But the dream lives on

Alyson Klise

-0-

TRAVIS
Eva

The sun was shining

I was only four

As I asked my mommy

When he would come

I remember sitting with her

As I asked how many

More days until the baby would be here

A week later

As snow fell to the ground

We waited in the hospital

As my new baby brother was born

I looked at my mom

Holding him

With a smile reaching across her face

I looked at my new brother

As I asked for his name

My mom looked at me

And said Travis

-0-

PIECES OF ESSENCE

Kristin Rupert

Sitting on this bar stool

Drinking in every bit of you

Drawing my conclusions

from your craziness

like a scientist

Eyes with smile crinkles

you laugh at the drop

of my hat

I love silliness like that

I cant get enough

I cant place it

have I known you before

I recognize the wisps of hair

that fall

indiscriminately as you cross the floor

Your essence is a pure light

I can vaguely hear

the whisper

calling me to be whole

I think it was... your soul

-0-

"Like Ships That Pass Etc."

by Michael F. Nyiri

We come here every day

And sit and stare

And work

And occasionally I steal a glance at you

And you look back.

Then we turn away

To what we were doing

And concentrate

And feelings pass through our heads

And we don't know what it means.

You are so beautiful

I say quietly

I curse

And watch you patiently never knowing

That you watch me too.

We come here every day

And we wonder

Why we falter

In grasping each other's emotions

Then we turn our backs again.

And silently cry.

-0-

pApEr cUt

*!*eMeRaLd*!*

I've got a paper cut in my heart

And itís tearin me apart

Itís been there ever since u went away

And it will never heal

Itíll be there till I get u back

Youíll see

Soon youíll be home

And youíll be mine, my own

But if u donít

My paper cut will start 2 bleed

Iím begging u please

I donít wanna hurt anymore

Iím down on my knees

I thought u said u loved me

Or was it just a dream?

You unleashed something inside of me

Something thatís never been seen

But if u take that away

Iím sorry to say

That Iíll go back to who I was

Iíll just do what everyone else does

Iíll be someone Iím not

Help me heal my paper cut

So maybe I can love again

But until then

My paper cut remains

And Iím

Forever yours~*

-0-

WISHES
BY ROBERT RICE

And if by glance your face I see

I hope not chance will dance with glee

But true and vibrant colors flow

From whence the windows of your soul.

My words I dare need not to speak

Yet every action run full deep

In nuance stance or eye a blink

Of hope you'll sense of what I think

And fell the longings of my heart

For shy I am so please do start.

If given choice 'tween love and loss

For just one night, then loves' my cross

But seek it gladly, though I fall

Perchance to scent your orchid's call

So pity this a beggar's plea

In hopes of making wishes me.

-0-

I'M CRYING

BY: CHARLIE WILIIAMS

I'M CRYING WHY YOU LEAVE ME LIKE THIS YOU KNOW I WAS NOT READY FOR LOVE BUT I
LOVE YOU ANYWAY. IT WAS MY FAULT I WAS DUMB TO PLAY YOU. I MAY ACT LIKE I
DON'T CARE BUT I NEED YOU AND I WANT YOU. I'M SORRY I'M CRYING AND I THINK I
AM RUNNING OUT OF TEARS. BUT I DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M SCARED PLEASE COME
BACK IN MY LIFE. I WAS TO BUSY WORRIED ABOUT ME AND MY FEELINGS I DID NOT CARE
ABOUT HOW YOU FELT COME BACK TO ME I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL NOW HURT LIKE I AM.

-0-

Love

Sami Hopkins

Love smell like a sweet spring flower that blooms in its
brighest glory

Love makes you feel as if you have wings and could fly as far and as high as
you want to

Loves tough is as soft as teddybear

Loves make you do crazy things and wish that you had love in your life

Love is like a burning candle that can never be extinguished

Love is like a warm summer day and helps you throught hard times

Love is everything and anything that you ever need

-0-

POEMS FROM VALENTINE'S DAY, 2004

My Love For You

Rhandy Rosales M.D.

More than a myriad of petals

Tied together forming a bouquet,

Or scattered on calm waters

Peacefully floating in a beautiful disarray.

More than the gentle breeze

That caresses the majestic volcano,

The mountains and hills;

More than an empty landscape

Of a life frozen from its fullness.

More than a song

That serenades a searching soul,

Bathes the weary spirit

With memories, tinged of vivid prints.

More than all that is fleeting,

Rather pure in substance, essence and being

Fruits carefully wrapped, foliage intricately woven

By love and nature, with reason and meaning.

-0-

As I look at the stars at night

And dream of what is to beÖ

My heart begins to smile

For it is you I see.

Knowing that youíre so close

But yet so far away.

I dream of you at night

And think about you every day.

For every moment without you

Seems like an eternity.

I dream of the day we kiss

And hold you close to me.

So until that day comes

Youíll always be on my mind.

And I will love you till the end

Till the end of time.

A Bloor

-0-

L. R. ...PRINCESS

mark ledl

Your still my princess, proud and dear

we're clearly in our second year;

A poor start indeed and not elected,

a sad start of things, not expected.

Hurtful events, they cause much pain,

things standstill, there is no gain,

destiny now seems so out of place

but i can't rid my view of your smiling face.

We were happy in love, carefree and right

it disappeared suddenly one december nite,

But the love that was there, lives on to see

my life in the future as you and me.

With time comes healing and understanding what's there,

when we are together there isn't a care.

Its love and its life that has taken its hold,

release any anger, release all that cold.

Cause your my girl forever, and i am so hot,

there's nothing in our love that i have forgot...

Its there for you when you want it to shine

I still want you forever, still want you as mine!

-0-

THE FORTUNATE

MIKKO

The fortunate whose love shall not wane,

basking under a light so bright.

A light that burns a frail heart.

So this dark I chose.

A dark nothing of misery.

That splendid dark now swallows me,

only to die within.

Unsung by those less mortal.

This is to you, fading moment,

from one who has served you.

Even at my worst,

I have always loved you.

-0-

THE CONVERSATION

by Danesh Bharucha

You watched me enter

And touch the dust on the mantelpiece.

Your eyes held love and reproach, both,

And I chose to ignore the love.

Stupidly plugging for the root of the reproach,

I stumbled, at the cusp of our conversation,

On a truth that I wish now would go away,

Evaporate, become again a seed in a shell,

That we ≠ with Hurt as our teacher, would hatch,

Open gently, and nurture awhile,

Then whisper in wonder:

This is the substance of our being together,

Our Oneness, our essence, our joy.

Oh, take me back to that moment by the mantel,

When, touching the dust on the Dresden dog,

I looked at you and saw that uncertain something

Beyond the tenderness in your gaze.

Take me back.

-0-

I miss you so much...

There are some things that we can't touch...

You make me happy in many ways...

Without you these would be boring days.

bryan wharton

-0-

Love
Shanior McCalla

Love is red

It tastes like a strawberry slurpie.

It smells like red roses

It reminds me of my ex-boyfriend

Love makes me feel very special

To someone or something else.

-0-

Mindful Reverence
Cassie Knox

Before you go, I think thereís something you should know

If you havenít figured out what it is by now, then listen

Wait a minute; what am I trying to sayÖit would be hard for me to explain it
to you if I havenít grasped the concept yet

A memory was resurfaced, a thought was pronounced, but it slipped my mind, a
tender consciousness will come back, itís too deep; I canít deny that I
like you

I have for a while; I think itís a crush, yeah one of those phases I will
grow out of, but...my body would have responded by now

It canít be an obsession; I respect you too much to be fixated on your ways

As time goes by maybe Iíll determine what Iím feeling, but I presume I
already know

No need to reject feelings, they are actual, they are so strong

Never before have I experienced them, I think it all comes down to one
breathtaking wordÖThereís no other way around it, I donít want to take
the path around it

I know itís love, it possibly always has been

-0-

What's true?

Kristen Schander

I came looking for friendship, but I walked away with love.

It wasn't expected, but it was helped from above.

We all want to fall in love, but why?

Most things don't last and end with a dreaded good bye.

Love is not blind, but what matters is only what you'll see.

Love makes you feel alive, extremely sublime. A feeling of ecstasy.

It shows not perfection, but flaws aren't as bad as they seem.

It's when you don't want to sleep because reality is better than a dream.

You are filled with love, lusting for what's inside.

It only grows stronger, a love that's denied.

It's knowing you want to be with them all the rest of your days.

Just thinking about them sets your heart ablaze.

You may close your eyes to what you don't want to see,

And close your ears to what you don't want to hear,

But you can't close your heart to what you don't want to feel,

True love just can't disappear.

-0-

A warning for all, loving another only ends in pain. Hearing them say they
don't love you back is like a knife through the heart. I only loathe that in
which consumes me, owned by thoughts.. Taunted by emotion, I am truly dictated
by the thing I want the most, falling victim to desire was my mistake, loving
was my demise and caring was my fate. I can't control what I feel, only feel
what I think. Change me, love me and care for me but please refrain from
hurting me. One has already accomplished that, and does every day. I will
never get her out of my head nor my heart. Take mercy upon this poor orc and
show me something I desire, show me what she gave me, and I promise to give it
back. I have failed so many times, with no victories under my belt I can only
fall into depression. I have nothing more to say, but I leave you with this;
When you love another it can end just like this.

-- Michael

-0-

You!

amanda savoie

You make me laugh and make me cry.

I need you there, thatís no lie

You make me want to do my best

Putting myself to the test

You are to me, my very best friend

My love for you will never end

You make my life so complete

A feeling that is so sweet

You make me feel like Iíve gone crazy

Making life seem so hazy

You need to know how much I care

And I always will, this I swear

You never have been untrue

For that I want to say Thank You

You may one day want to leave

I hope thatís something you wonít achieve

You might leave and not know why

But I never want to hear good-bye

You will always have all my love

My angel sent from up above.

-0-

The Moon's Not Mine

Jenny

Strolling down an amorphous road of night,

a pale gleam above beckoned my sight.

Hushing the silence of the gloomy sky,

as the clouds that hindered flitted aside.

To the bell swaying on the steeple,

the cats abandoned, venturing in dark.

To the sea shivering in the breeze,

it shone upon them it's glittering light.

In admiration my eyes adored,

a forlorn hope dwells like a song.

Enticing it to my chattel I craved,

to enlighten the gloom of my misty path.

What's the use of it's glamorous light?

If it's taken away from the high.

The sky shall weep for the loss of it's glow

and night be left in an epoch of shadow.

"The moon shan't be mine!" I cried,

for all world it's made to shine.

Though couldn't ambled along my side,

It gleams my dark till the last breath of life.

-0-

I wrote your name in the sky,

but the wind blew it away.

I wrote your name in the sand,

but the waves washed it away.

I wrote your name in my heart,

and forever it will stay

sara

-0-

LOVELY

BY MANDY FAULKENER

A look so casual

How can it be done?

With a simple smile,

Spellbound, amazed

By a man

Who seemed so trifle

But now

Appears different.

How can it be done?

How can it be possible

to be stunned

mesmerized,

at the least?

His eyes run

off with your soul

so quickly, so fast.

When caught,

he surrenders

with a kiss.

How can I be done?

How can I be possible?

-0-

I CARE

kim halbert

As my mind went blank and my eyes are gone I suddenly realized I
could not go on my heart slowed down my thought went whack and now I know his
never coming back

But I still love him and that wont change

But how can I love him after all this pain and how can I love this man I
never see he is all was gone an the run never here when I need him

He may not care and thatís ok there come a day when ill
be gone and then heíll wish he had know me more

I wish this man was here right now but he still gone faraway
trying to run away from me today

I am lying here with tears running down my fragile face, my
heart is crying out in pain for this man I wish I know but that ok I still
love him and that wont change no matter how much pain Iím in right now ill
always love him and thatís the fact forever more

-0-

BREATH OF A QUICK DYING SEASON

Stephan Mutch

To no end do i suffer,

Loathing each breath I take,

A rage blooms with fire
inside,

seeding its routs in deep
hate.

I feel the ash between my
fingertips,

It makes my skin crawl,
cringing,

At the thought of you, my
sinful heart,

with satans syrup dripping,

Gripping to the edge of my
souls hand but ever slipping,

solemnly, i dance with souls of
passed children, who mourns these?

Graves of the unborn,in fields of
flowers dying in the storms,

of fiction, fantasy and thought, and long fought wars so
long forgot.

-0-

Am I a joke?

Samantha Young-

Why do I always put up with this?

They don't even know me or if I'm

there and that sucks because when

they do they make fun of me like

I'm a
joke.

Well am I?

I'd really love to know if I am!

-0-

When I Look

Manda

When I look into the sky,

All I see is your blue eyes.

But when I look into the light,

All I can think about was that night.

How you kissed me,

And held me tight.

Never want to let go,

Not even a mite.

Because the love I have for you is strong,

And it will be forever so long.

-0-

WANTING
camee

Sitting in the corner

Crying to myself

Trying to forgive you

For loving someone else

Wanting to hold you

Wanting you to be there

Wanting to know

That you really care

-0-

SATIRE

Sean Noonan

Dismay not as i'm forlorn

do not worry about the storm

Everything always works out

so please stop these silly doubts

Killing you would bring such pain

and from the people, utter disdain

You are needed, you are loved

they all speak of your golden touch

So idealistic, so full of life

you will show us all what is right

And all the moments when you progress

We'll be there to cheer and caress

Your dark hair shines in the sun

come on now, what are you?

Dumb.

-0-

The moon and my heart

It sinks to the bottomless pit of the unknown

Sable and threatening

For a moment i barely feel its existence

Until it shines revealing

its pure and only essence

The Moon and my lover

Farther by sight, separated by

different gases of which i breathe

Yet sees whatever my eyes bequeaths

a light of which never your own

a lover i will never own

The Moon and Me

Hiding beneath the darkness of deception

Which no one bothers to wait

Until eclipse mesmerizes even my own

Unaware of its brilliance

Yet it is as well

So many have claimed to love you

But only a few remained

So you shine by night

to let them know of your presence

But up so high

Gravity is defied

Krucible

-0-

I LOVE...

By David Lee Ward

Never to know the thrill of you more,

How passionate once upon a time!

Without this knowledge I remain as before,

Lifeless, just marking time.

Counting the minutes that make up the hours,

In the sand of the hour glass of time,

Knowing as before this existence I abhor,

As I did once upon a time!

My Love for you is endless,

It stands the test of time,

Proven over and again to be selfless,

In you my life is entwined,

Your my sunrise as I wait for the light,

In darkness I shall reside,

Reside as I did until you say you are mine,

As you did once upon a time!

-0-

FOR MY SISTER

-XYLINA DIAZ

You've always been the one i admired,

the one i most adored....

the one that in any given situation... i'd give my life for.

I always wanted to be just like you,

like they say walk in your shoes....

and now more than ever, its the one thing i wish i can do.

You don't deserve what's been done to you,

if i could i'd take it all away.

Why he chose you is the question i ask myself everyday.

I need for you to know that i love you more than words can say,

and for you to believe that you will be better in future days.

-0-

A Mother's Last Words To Her Son

Written For Mom in memory of George Wessly Hunt Jr August 20,1997

By:Matthew Aldelbert Hunt

Gone like a ghost on this August day.

You were so tragically taken away.

Without your mother being able to say:

"No more will I ever see your face"

"For you are gone from me without a trace"

"No more will you ever be able to feel my love"

"Or the power of my loving, embracing arms"

"How sad I felt as we were ripped apart"

"And how deeply did it hurt my heart"

"For you are gone my son"

"And until my life on earth is done"

"Fly for me, fly like a lonesome dove"

"High, High in the sky"

"So I will never ever have to say goodbye"

"And until we meet again in heaven my son"

"I leave you with this"

"I Will always love and miss you GJ"

-0-

Lullaby

Sara Bigby

Open your eyes and see what's true-

listen closely as I sing my lullaby to you.

Don't' fall for the illusioned- accept what's real.

Embrace the fire you've begin to feel.

Forget about society's "good grace"...in secret I'll take you to a
place